I'm building a computer for someone who wants it specifically for Flight Sim X. Its important it runs Flight Sim X the best, for the budget, which is quite limited ($550), so he is sacrificing how future proof it is as long as it runs this game well. Already have Windows XP.
*Note this rig will not be overclocked.
Here is what I have so far.
Case: Cooler Master Elite 330 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115 $39.99
PSU: Apevia ATX-CW500WP4 500 watt ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148027 $34.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128356 $62.99
CPU: Intel Pentium E5400 2.7 GHz 2MB L2 Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116076 $99
Memory: A-Data 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 PC2-6400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188 $38.99
GPU: BFG Tech GeForce GTX 260 896 MB 448-bit 216 Stream procs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155 $179.99
Harddrive: Western Digital WD1600AAJS 160 GB 7200 RPM Sata II 8MB Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075 $41.99
Optical Drive: Samsung 22x DVD+-RW Sata http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 $23.99
Total is $560 after shipping, (so I'm already $10 over which I'm not worried about).
My question to you is, should I got ATI on graphics (if I recall FSX likes nVidia more then ATI and the card I put on there is a beefy nVidia card). Should I get a quad core processor, and a weaker graphics card? I think I've got the best bang for the buck. He was quite pleased with FSX performance on my rig which is in my profile, and this computer has a much better GPU, with a CPU only 100 MHz slower (my CPU was only running at 2.8 GHz at the time he saw it).
Thanks!
*Note this rig will not be overclocked.
Here is what I have so far.
Case: Cooler Master Elite 330 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115 $39.99
PSU: Apevia ATX-CW500WP4 500 watt ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148027 $34.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128356 $62.99
CPU: Intel Pentium E5400 2.7 GHz 2MB L2 Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116076 $99
Memory: A-Data 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 PC2-6400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188 $38.99
GPU: BFG Tech GeForce GTX 260 896 MB 448-bit 216 Stream procs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155 $179.99
Harddrive: Western Digital WD1600AAJS 160 GB 7200 RPM Sata II 8MB Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075 $41.99
Optical Drive: Samsung 22x DVD+-RW Sata http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 $23.99
Total is $560 after shipping, (so I'm already $10 over which I'm not worried about).
My question to you is, should I got ATI on graphics (if I recall FSX likes nVidia more then ATI and the card I put on there is a beefy nVidia card). Should I get a quad core processor, and a weaker graphics card? I think I've got the best bang for the buck. He was quite pleased with FSX performance on my rig which is in my profile, and this computer has a much better GPU, with a CPU only 100 MHz slower (my CPU was only running at 2.8 GHz at the time he saw it).
Thanks!